Weather Records on 20 October 1952

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1952. Highest significance: Ridgetown, CA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1952

On 20 October 1952, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 501 daily.
Ridgetown set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 20 October 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 20 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1952

Top 20 records on 20 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1952	Ridgetown, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Haina 214, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Paauilo 221, US	monthly rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Plant City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Arcadia, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1952	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1952	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1952	Wallaceburg, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1952	Nizamabad, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1952	Hemlock, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1952	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1952	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1952	Winkelman 6 S, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1806 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1952. 1952 had 520 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	381
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1